Why Am I Here

Not really my cup of tea, but still it's a great show. This type of romance is classic and conventional, puts a lot of focus on the romance side. Sadly, it's rare to see this style of romance shows lately. The early episodes were painfully slow to me. The comedy came kicking quite late. However it still has a refreshing and fresh comedy, thanks to the Company Five, Seo Dan's family, and Gu Seung Jung. The North Korean setup is an advantage, because it's difficult to verify whether something is realistic or not. I love the chemistry between Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, and the intensity the writer made by making their characters hanging by a thread because they could be separated at any time. They put a lot of goodbyes in this show. And the ending.... Two weeks per year didn't seem like a happy ending. The second couple also has a good chemistry.

The soundtracks are very good! Where are this type of soundtracks nowadays? The cinematography is outstanding, and the visual effects is somehow better than some later 2020s shows.

Although it's all sweet and swoon, I still feel it's ridiculous that they made Cho Cheol Gang came all the way to the South only to kill one person that wouldn't even bother seeing him again. It seemed like he won't gain that many by doing that, all just driven by the sense of revenge(?). He came to the South with sufficient preparation and full support from the North, meanwhile Jeong Hyeok's father sent the Company Five with nothing. Cheol Gang occasionally got updates and directions from his subordinates in the North, why couldn't Director Ri do the same? On the other hand despite knowing the danger, Yun Se Ri made almost zero effort on protecting everyone, apart from hiring some unknown Chinese thugs. I mean, with such wealth, she should be able to clean up everything under the table. She was able to fake a passport for Jeong Hyeok, why she didn't go further? The arranged marriage is also weird to me, it didn't seem anyone will gain any advantage from it. Dan's mom was probably the one who will gain most power, but she didn't really need it as she was already powerful enough because of her brother. Dan herself didn't seem interested in any power, but she frustratingly kept hanging on the promise despite being "cheated on". Jong Hyeok family didn't seem to gain anything. I wonder why they kept pushing this arranged marriage.

If you are a romance enjoyer, this is a must watch! Romance enjoyers may even want to rewatch this title.

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This is the most enjoyable original thriller Kdrama from Disney for me so far, the bar is really low I must say. It's intriguing enough to make me seat and binge-watch it. The plot was well-written, at least from the surface. I like how the buildup was made, quite detailed and tidy. I like the unconventional personality of the FL, Yun In A. The scene where she pretended to be the killer and questioned in the Criminal Analysis Team office was really impressive. I also like the setup, when everyone was suspicious of each other.

Unfortunately, those all good things were made to cover a big flaw. Disney orginal, again, always wants to have a Hollywood-like plots. It was clearly shown with the sudden turn at episode 10. So they made the same goal for every villain: seeking justice by destroying "the world". All of the systematical murders from 1st to 9th episode were replaced by something "beyond logic" and "unimaginable". Or maybe they made this all so they can insert the message at the end of the show?

The plot holes were too many in this. There was no way the people in the puzzle had no meaning and connection to the real murders. Hwang In Chan must drawn them with a meaning, it was too freaking coincidental for an unintentional act. I couldn't believe they released Yang Jeong Ho from the custody and just let him go. They all knew he wasn't the serial killer, and he could be in danger. However, nobody tried to neither bug his phone nor put a tracker on his car. Instead they relied solely on a rookie Choi San. They also never revealed how the serial killer murdered their victim. I mean, Kwon Sang Beom was killed with a rifle, where did she get it? They made the murderer seemed to have a supernatural power, as she could easily track In A whereabouts. Lots of premises were wasted here including, the reason Han Saem position stucked for 10 years, the reason behind Choi San transfer, and the Criminal Analysis Team that seems didn't really impactful to the story.

Should I recommend it? I must say yes, even though the ending is a bit underwhelming. Still enjoyable, and for me the better thriller original Disney Kdrama so far.

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Quirky, Lightweight, Fluffy

What a quirky romcom to enjoy. It's very lighweight, fun and easy to enjoy. It involves a dating situation in a virtual world, so the story is as lightweight as a relaxing game story. The vibe is really positive, nothing really too draggy. The scenery inside Boyfriend on Demand is somewhat thrilling and superficial, like you're living in a fairytale. There are a lot of big hidden messages about relationship and how to communicate things in a relationship. A very bold one especially about the difference between virtual and reality world, and what kind of different adventures await behind them both.

Jisoo, even though a lot of people were bashing her, did quite well here. I can't deny that she sometimes lack of emotions, but it doesn't mean she's a bad actress. She maybe just needs some time, probably switching to second lead roles will help her better. Other actors were doing really good job, they used a lot of big names even for the guest roles. I feel Seo In Guk, unfortunately, didn't able use all of his potential here.

There are a lot of big names in this show. While the cost for the casts must be high, they might use up some of the vfx budget to fund the casting. The visual effect is, again, an eyesore. I don't know why the vfx quality of Netflix originals are getting worse: Trauma Code, Genie Make A Wish, and now this. They used too much AI on this show, it was very obvious on the Poster Room. The storyline focused too much on Seo Mi Rae. I wonder what's the backstory of Park Gyeong Nam, what are the 'changes' happened after he began to like Mi Rae. Also what happened to Yun Song at the end? I was hoping they would show the difference between of getting freed from Boyfriend on Demand (like Mi Rae) and sticking to it (Yun Song), but they didn't.

Even they labelled this as a romcom, I still think some of the jokes were forcefully inserted. Still this is a great quick feel-good show to cheer you up when you're feeling down.

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Showcase of Intelligent FL in A Puzzling Case

What a story! This is what would happen if the leads chose to use 100% of their brain instead of doing stupid things. I really love how they depict Hong Geum Bo, a very tactical and calculative. She knew she was fighting a losing battle, so she needed to be cautious. She always made herself one step ahead of everyone, and always had plans and backups before taking any actions. On the other hand, the Hanmin management was feeling complacent as they had done something similar and was able to get away with it. It was really nice that she trapped Hanmin in a disadvantage by stealing their illegal money. They couldn't report the disappearance of a slush fund, yet they couldn't kill Geum Bo because theyneeded to know where was the money. The plot is fun and all the frictions seemed very organic. I really love the internal political conspiracies, where everyone was plotting their own agenda against each other behind their back. Massive shoutout to the character development of everyone after Mi Suk suicide attempt.

The story seems very heavy on the earlier episode, especially since it involves quite technical financial issues and terms. The first and second episodes are really heavy, but as the story progressing it becomes more fun and lighter. Even there is a lot of comedy in the latter episodes. Outstanding performance of everyone, especially Im Chul Soo, Kim Won Hae, Cho Han Gyeol, Ha Yoon Kyung and of course Park Shin Hye. It looks like she was built for a badass role like this, although I still feel she looks younger with the previous style compared with the look after her sister "transformed" her. Kim Won Hae deserves a main lead title here. They put big names even on the supporting roles, and surely it pays off! Shout out the the wardrobe team to make the setting to be as 90s as possible, not only for the casts but also for the background people.

Up until the end, I still don't understand what benefit would Song Ju Ran get by instating Kang No Ra as the president. It didn't seem like No Ra was going to give any key position for her. I also think the reason for No Ra's childhood abduction attempt was unclear. They also didn't explain how the prosecution service was able to present Bang Jin Mok as a witness. The revenge was served cold, but not for Nam Dong Gi. He was forgotten.

With a heavy topic, it's rare to find something fun and funny like this. Watch this if you're up for a puzzling thriller with an intelligent female lead!

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This show has a quite good mystery. The original idea is good and the twist is alright. However, there are a lot of things going wrong in this show. Even with a good mystery quality, I couldn't find this show intriguing enough to convince me to seat and binge watch. The two main leads personality was extremely unbearable. Moon Jang Yeol was a heartless police officer with zero conscience. He did his job only by the book. He never considered other people's feelings, including his friends, even superiors and teammates. Bong Ye Bun was a doctor but I think she was emotionally dumb. She frustratingly trusted everyone she knew but Jang Yeol. She would even trust random person she met on the street, I think. After Gwang Sik killed, she kept going out alone in the middle of the night like wtf. When Seon U distracted the murderer, the murderer lost his knife and was in a difficult situation. They were having an advantage by number, but Ye Bun chose to run. All the time we had to bear watching Jang Yeol bullying Ye Bun. But the way Ye Bun kept provoking Jang Yeol by interacting with the suspect purposely was very annoying, like were these murders a joke to you? I don't understand why she blamed everyone after Seon U death, like this was your fault! These all wouldn't happen if she didn't insist to visit Seon U at his workshop in the middle of the night! Even after knowing who was the killer, they kept coming to him face to face with zero preparation and prevention measures. Very painful to watch them both, I prefer to watch Ok Hui and Yong Myeong or Jong Muk and Hyeon Ok.

The jokes in this show are mostly slapsticks. I even think some of them were forcefully added. Also how come they decided to use the same cast of their teenage version? Han Ji Min doesn't fit for that teenager role!

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this title.

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An Action Show That Lost Its KDrama Touch

This show is far from a typical Kdrama. It's better to be labelled as a western action drama played by Korean actors. This show runs in a quick pace, but lacks of depth. The suitable way to describe it is probably Korean John Wick. The beginning was really promising, an innocent deliveryman was taken as a scapegoat of a murder. Everything was alright until An Yohan arrived. He was a psychopath who tried to destroy everything for fun, it's totally a western superhero villains trope. Park Tae Jung was tortured behind the bar, suddenly found a way to escape and gained a fighting skill out of nowhere; another western superhero trope. He ofter came into a difficult situation without or with minimum preparation. During the prison era, everybody was fighting him with weapons. He, on the other hand, rarely used any. Yet he always survived, because that's what the hero do.

The pace during the prison era is too slow for an action show. The story takes too much focus on Park Tae Jung. All of his friends were only given a very little part to the story. Meanwhile the backstory of each characters are questionable. Nobody knows what happened and how the relationship was built between Yohan and his nanny. The ending were questionable, especially his nanny whereabouts. The storyline involved too much coincidental events, which we usually call makjangs. For example when Deok Su was chasing him for his car, the one saved him and Ji Yong was another car accidentaly got in their way. It was also weird for car no 11 to join the race after he had been shot to death. The super ultra powerful villain was beaten at the end with just a little bit of again, luck.

Thankfully, Ji Chang Wook, D.O and Jo Yoon So played really well here. In conclusion, maybe kdrama world should stop replicating western style. This show is recommended for someone who got tired with Kdramas. But if you're seeking a Kdrama because you want a story like a Kdrama, this show is not suitable for you.

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Great Mystery, But Something is Missing.

Yes, it has a good storyline. A good mixture between thriller, mystery, romance, and comedy. The comedy amount is quite small, but everything is on point. The way they picture In Seong's mind so wild and unrealistic is really hilarious and fresh. Now, let's talk about the main course: the mystery. The idea itself is quite fresh and appealing. A CEO who became unconscious while his body trapped inside the phone, using was using another person to save his life. Earlier build up phase was fun. However as the story progressing, I couldn't find any sparks and it became dull. It's missing something punching on the point, especially because the clues keep dropping in the lap.

While everyone was suspicious after In Seong sudden appointment as CEO, no one really suspicious when he was digging for the truth, at least until he striked it to their face all by himself. Mi Ran, on the other hand, got a sudden power of controlling the media, only to be controlled out again later on. It was shocking too that the all-knowing-trapped Kim Seon Ju didn't even anticipate this. Things like this made their actions seem reckless, and the results of it were all just pure luck.

It was weird that Seon Ju put suspicion on Se Yeon, but never on his house butlers. They never put any safety measures on their own families, despite knowing the potential threat. Se Yeon mother stayed in a VIP room. It was very obvious she wouldn't be able to afford such room, but no one put any suspicion. The backstory of Jang Ju Seong was very shallow. We only know he was unfairly treated as an athlete, but it ended there.

Chae Jong Hyeop did excellently here. He almost carried out the whole show. Lee Sang Hee looked like a total psycho. Also the soundtracks were amazing.

Does this show deserve better recognition? Yes. Does this show considered a hidden gem? I wouldn't say so. It still missing something to make you want to binge-wathing it.

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A Gold Thriller, but Actually Dung!

Now I understand why people gave bad ratings to this show. This show is a gold and sh*t at the same time. The story tells about a girl who took a fake identity of Sarah Kim. She used such identity to build a luxury brand by conning a lot of people, including a loan shark, an investor, a hostess, a sick-wealthy man, a luxury department store owner, her own store sales agent, and a lot of VIP customers because her luxury brand was not luxury. She conned everyone meticulously by using another fake identities, and threatened them with their own secrets. She made them unable to report her (and it was pointless to report either since her identity was fake), and even unable to let the world know that she had conned them. How come a series of con became so much success? Because all of the victims fall into the same pit: DESPERATION. The name of her brand spread quickly and successfully made other people jealous, putting her into a point where a con tried to become her fake. So now there is a fake of a fake person. And after that you'll begin to question: among all those frauds, which one was done by the fake and which one was by the "fake of the fake"? I also began to question: if these all are cons, then maybe they weren't cons but business? Then all of her confessions, were they all a con too? What if actually Kim Mi Jeong who made the confessions? What if it was actually Mok Seol Hui? What if Kim Mi Jeong was actually never exist, and she made it all so Sarah Kim could die and Mi Jeong could take all the blame?

While all of the story above are really convincing materials for a thriller, this type of story needs to be written very very meticulously. They tried to pull a mindblowing plot, but unfortunately the number of plot holes are too much here. Park Mu Gyeong found out her suicide was fake through some phrases referring to luxury brand taglines in her suicide note, why the hell she had to left hint? Also the remains of a man that found in the suicide scene, who's that? The polaroid of a couple; I think it was her and Seong Sin, why Ji Hwon name was written in the back? Then about Sarah Kim in a crutches at the police station front, in what part of timeline was that and what was that? When she said she is Kim Mi Jeong, why didn't they check the surgery scar? More importantly, throughout the show I think the police were all too one dimensional and frustrating. They were too certain of something unclear, and later trusted her confession too much. How could they trust a con after she said she was actually Kim Mi Jeong? It feels like the police let Sarah dictate the investigation. In the end, they tried to make us pity Sarah, but failed to do so.

Shin Hye Sun is a bit overkill for this show. I thought they were going to explore the fragile side of Sarah Kim, why she did all the con, etc but they didn't. She played excellently as a jerk villain, but I feel she isn't jerk enough. Lee Jun Hyuk and other talents are a bit wasted here as the story focused too much on Sarah Kim.

This show highlighted a harsh reality about a luxurious culture, the fake and superficial live. Everyone tries to pay at any price for a prestige. It doesn't matter if it's a fake, as long as it can amaze others. And when it comes someone who steal more eyes from them, they will always try to win it back, no matter how. This theme is very comparable to a show from the same production 3 years ago: Celebrity. It has same elements: fake luxurious life, con,, and murder. That's why people will compare it directly to it.

The ending lets us decide which part of the story is true and which part isn't, and which identity of Sarah Kim survived. The pace of this show is extremely fast. Very intriguing and quick, but maybe not enough for a rewatch.

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High Quality Comedy

What a hilarious show! Only two dramas with historical set ever made it to my watchlist, and this is one of it. This show has an impressive mixture of comedy and romance, in an unusual setup: Joseon era. Even with all evil plans scattering all around the palace, you still can find the comedy. There are a lot of twists as well. I also like how they potray King Cheoljong as an intelligent king disguised as a dumb man. He set up an incident, and put spies here and there. Most of the casts did an outstanding performance here. Shin Hae Sun is the only correct person to play as the queen. She played a lot of characters: Kim So Yong, Jang So Yong, and the mixtures of them both. Extraordinary job! The visual effects team also did a great job. I love the beautiful scenere of the palace, and I also love the royal wardrobes!

The comedy level is very generous and pretty consistent, but there are several episodes with no comedy at all. As other historical shows, the pace is painfully slow. There are also several plot holes. I can't understand why Queen Dowager Jo kept siding with Kim Family until the end. The original plan was to replace the queen with Lady Uibin. However after she got deposed, whoever took the reign will be from Kim Family and Queen Jo would gain no advantage. Judging by her nature, she normally would come up with another plan, especially when she had no idea about the pressure on his family by the treason letter. Lady Uibin threatened her family if they ever harmed the King. But after the King disappeared, she took no actions on them. On the day before her escape, the Queen visited Prince Yeong Pyong and Captain Hong at the prison, but nothing happened. Jang Bong Hwan lived 200 years later than the period, but he rarely used his knowledge about the history. I don't like the ending, not because they're not "together", but because how easy it was for Secretary Han.

The soundtracks are good, especially in latter episodes. The ending is visually sweet but considerably sad. The King was left with someone he didn't love. The one he loved was the eccentric (Jang) So Yong. Jang Bong Hwan was left alone in the modern days. It's worth to rewatch for the humour, but maybe the ending will stop you from doing so.

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What an excellent conservative romcom! I always love a romcom when the side stories doesn't overpower the main story. This show keeps the focus on the two main leads, it's all about their struggles, fails and get backs again. The early episodes are a bit slot. Still, they depicts the characters well as they all have a lot of struggles. No unnecessary plots needed here. No need serial killers or truck of doom; it's all about living your life and never giving up on your dreams. The mixture between romance and comedy is really well-balanced for me.

The casts are all great, and quite premium if I may say. They even made Choi Woo Sik as a guest. However, what an outstanding performance from Kim Ji Won. She was really really impressive here, her pain, sadness, joy and silliness, she eat them all. Nothing can replace her iconic aegyo, and I've never thought she could pull something like that. Also Park Seo Joon expression everytime she did it was really hilarious. His performance here was even better than him in WWWSK.

Still, there are something bothering me about this show. I really don't like that SML reconciled with SFL, she really deserved better. Even though Joo Man did everything for the sake of "reminding him of her", I don't think it's tolerable. He should've shove Ye Jin away from the beginning, he failed to create a boundary. Also he was soo self-absorbed and all he was thinking was about his pride and pride. Seol Hui was totally a better person, too good for him. Aside from that, I don't think Park Hye Ran got a proper closure. Where did she go when she had no money and rejected by everyone? She also had never fix her relationship with Dong Man.

On top of all, this show is quite lightweight and easy to enjoy!

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Waited 5 Years to Get Disappointed

This show is a massive disgrace to its prequel, I'm really pissed off! Almost every aspect in this show is messy. The previous season was at least excellently written. Why now I must turn my brain off to watch this season? Why they suddenly add unrealistic things like Yo Han's electric superpower and Fire Eel's bouncing belly?? I mean it's fine, but this type of Tom and Jerry alike jokes didn't exist in the first season!!!

The mystery itself, while is a good idea originally, is quite shallow. It's too easy for them to get from Lee Sang Yeob to Kim Hong Sik, everybody was willing to open up their mouth easily. The story is also full of plot armors, for example the aircraft door and the scam gun. Rather than complicated mystery, the storyline is full of characters that get angry without any reason and shout in every possible time. Why they're suddenly very short-tempered? Maybe the writer did this to add more comedy, but I found it's more annoying. The amount of comedy here is already a lot, too much if I may say. They inserted jokes in almost every situation, most of them are forcefully inserted dad jokes or slapsticks.

While most episode is quite poor, the final episode is worse. It's very boring and has a different vibe, and at the end of the day the bad guys didn't seem to get what they deserved. Nam Du Hun climbed to the Supreme Prosecutor Office only to do nothing but defend the accusation. He had power to do something with all three, why do nothing? This episode also full of product placements.

There aren't any proper explanation about Detective Seo from season 1 whereabouts. Hwang Chol Beom should also return since he was pleading to Father Kim back then. Even though most of the casts from previous season returned, I can't feel the chemistry that was existed back then in the first season. Maybe they were actually reluctant to do this script.

This show is more like Jackie Chan's action+comedy style. Only rewatch if you're looking for dad jokes.

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Great Comeback with Less Violence

This show is good! Compared to the prequel, I find this show storywise is better. The intensity is more consistent, and I think the "personal" case in this season is written better than its predecessor. While the previous one has a sudden change of intensity and unreasonable events during the personal case, this time they're able to maintain more the intensity and keep the reason a bit more natural. They were more dark and rogue in the previous season. Now they're less violent and seem a bit more reasonable in both the good and evil sides.

The bond between each team members is way better in this show. The "individual" cases are more interesting, and they look more prepared for every step they take on each case. And not to mention, they've got an OST for this season!

Though improving and presenting great action scenes, it's again still far from flawless, especially the storyline. First, I don't like that almost every"individual" cases they take relate to Black Sun consecutively (only Sunbaek Church does not relate), like other victims outside this network doesn't want to seek revenge. They have made the character Kim Do Gi as a "superhero" who is able to wipe everyone in a brawl since previous season, but this season they make An Go Eun becomes a "supercomputer" which I think is unecessary. Moreover the fact that Gyeong Gu and Jin Eon work somewhere and Go Eun becomes a police have zero impact to the revenge service. Also I can't see the reason why the Bishop abducts children, and why only Ha Jun survives and serves him. The appearance of "Taxi Driver No. 1" to save the group is a peak ridiculousness.

On top of that, this show is packed of actions but has less draggy plot so it's easier to enjoy.

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This is probably the slowest ever show that I've ever watched. Many people will find it boring but actually it's very calming and heartwarming. Three people around 30s with their own life hardships and problems, which somehow relate to the reality. They all have a quite "unique and personal" way to see the value of their life. The romance kicks in very slowly and mature without anything over-ecsatic. There is a great combination between great comedy and great melancholy here, a roller coaster ride of emotion spread throughout the show. I really enjoy the soundtrack because it's really fit the vibes. Although actually it's a bit confusing to see where it's going for the first three episodes, but everything is getting better from there.

The casting is really peak here. The trio really brings up their emotions about overcoming their own hardships. I can't believe that this is the first Jeon Yeo Been's main role because she's really slaying it. However I think making Lee Joo Bin appear as her character's highschool version is probably not a good idea.

Even though the characters and the plot are mature, it's quite shame that they use the cliche part when Jin Joo pushes away her feelings towards Beom Su just because of a mere rumor. I mean they should be able to communicate it well. The episode when they talks about PPL and fillers is really a filler. With such pace, putting a filler is a bit painful to watch.

On top of that, this show is really a good to watch if you're looking for something calming after a tiring day. Very recommended for rewatch.

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Bitter pill to swallow, this show is somewhat close to the situation in present, both on the celebrities and fans sides. Celebrities, influencers are all dying to draw attention as much as then can, even though they have to fake or use illegal powers to do it . They will do everything just for the sake of fan's acceptance and ensuring they don't lost any previllege they have, instantly, even though it has to cost other people's life. On the other hand, the fans are easily follow any wave that produced by the media. They hate and love, support and oppose their idol blindly, without knowing the original truth beneath. Sad truth, but that's the reality, at least for now. You object it? It's 2025, remember how much has the internet "killed" celebrities?

The production of this show itself is excellent. The scriptwriting is great, at least most part of the show. The concept of Seo A Ri narrating the story "her revenge" is totally a great idea. The visual is amazing, so glamorous. The casting are quite good, especially all the female main casts. Park Gyu Young does a quite excellent job here, Lee Chung Ah and Han Jae In as well.

Unfortunately, it does not apply the same to the whole cast. For a villain, Jeon Hyo Sung is quite disappointing. She is on fire during the earlier phase of the show when Seo A Ri is still lower than O Min Hye, but after the turntables she looks very lost. No signs of either real fear, anger, disgust or whatsoever. The male casts also aren't outstanding. I feel no chemistry at all between FL and ML. Kang Min Hyuk lacks of face expressions. Same thing applies to Park Ye Ni though. Storywise, I don't like how they wrap up the show. Why they have to use the annoying "almighty white truck" plot? Also how they track bbbfamous and who help A Ri stream's anonimity remain unclear. The revenge seems only served well for Tae Jeon, Chae Hui and Angela, others get very light compared to what they do towards A Ri. I also think A Ri's best friend, Jeong Sun, is annoying, noisy and noisy. I hate her even more than Ji Na or Yu Rang. It will be massive disadvantage if you are unable to read Korean in this show, because you'll miss out a lot of stories which are written in the news, social medias, etc.

In general, this show doesn't seem appealing at the beginning. I also don't know how I got hooked up to it but apparently I did. Watch this show if you're up for some drama.

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Slow Burn Wholesome Romance

This is such a great heartwarming and healing story. No cheesy and dragging romance at all. The characters in this story are wholesome and heal each other despite their hardships. Both Seo Ri and Woo Jin are stuck in the age of 17, one because she has no choice while the other one take it as a pain. However they go together and overcome it well. I love how the production team keeps attention to detail. For example when they let Seo Ri use the same clothes because it's the only clothes she has, or the chocolate pie that remains in Woo Jin's bag. Unfortunately the praise ends there. This is just "another wholesome show", nothing extraordinary.

On the positive side, this show is a huge showcase of the casts. The casting really fits their role, full of talents! Shin Hae Sun, Yang Se Jong, Ahn Hyo Seop, even Yoon Chan Young and Park Si Eun do an outstanding perfomance here. They have successfully sucked our spirit into a journey of emotion. Shin Hae Sun must have practiced violin for this role, hasn't she? Even in my opinion, this show is the peak performance for Ahn Hyo Seop so far (it's 2025 when I write this).

The pace of the show is extremely slow. I still able to feel the warm for so long like 10 episodes. But then comes the scene when Woo Jin prevents Seo Ri to perform at the festival with no reason. I mean after all the wholesome and tidy build up phase, yet they choose to pick a shortcut for a conflict? It's kinda frustrating because it takes the same energy to fight and explain everything he knows. This even pisses me more than when Woo Jin tries to run for the second time. While the romance pace is slow that it takes almost the whole show to bloom, the pace for the side stories are extremely fast. After Chan's competition, every good things seem to happen altogether coincidentally. It's never clear why Mi Hyun sold the house "in a hurry" while she never actually uses the money from it. She must also resents Seo Ri because she's the reason why her husband died, I don't understand why her son is close with Seo Ri. Also Chan saving Min Gyu doesn't bring any impact to the story, and the story about Ri An left hanging. There is a scene where Chan is rowing alone under the heavy rain, but his hair is dry.

The soundtracks are good in this show, both the real soundtracks and the classical pieces. This show is a good healing story to rewatch, but you have to bear the slow pace though.

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