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I also thought it was weird having both female leads pass out like that.

Ep 4: I have such mixed feelings about this drama. I like the chemistry between them and I love that his love language is boosting her at work and making sure her talent is recognized. But the editing is very strange, there are jumps between scenes that don't make a lot of sense and there isn't much of a plot. There's not really any reason for them not to date each other except she's reporting to him but it seems like the task force is temporary so they could date after the project is completed.

Also I have zero interest in the 2FL's story. Do not care at all.

Her father being the ML's mentor was predictable and cheesy.

The scene with her period cramps was very strange too. She was delirious from pain to the point of thinking it was her ex in her apartment instead of the ML. If she knows she has cramps that bad, she should've made sure she had her meds or gone out and bought some once she realize she'd left them home or left early and worked from home to get her meds and prepare for the presentation. The whole thing was dumb. I guess it was an excuse for the ML to take care of her but ehhhhhh it didn't really work for me.

I did love their lunch after the presentation where he makes sure she eats healthy food and doesn't take her meds on an empty stomach. The best moments of the drama are always when the leads are working together or sharing a meal.

Overall, this is still a little flat for me and I'm only sticking around because of Seo In Guk and how his character is written. The FL is alright. The plot is a big nothing.

My problem isn't with her behaving that way, my problem is that we've just been introduced to the character, I don't know much about her and I don't understand why she's like this. I don't feel any sympathy for her and I'm not sure what we're supposed to take away from these scenes.

My favorite part of the show so far was in ep 2 when Kang Si U tells Ji Yoon about all the times he observed her being excited about product design and when she reads his notes in her diary and cries. In comparison ep 3 felt pretty flat. I didn't feel the chemistry between the leads that I felt when he was pursuing her to join his project and I'm bored to death by the scenes with her ex. I want to like this show and I love SIG but something is missing.

Both female leads seem very immature to me. FL1 is too much of a people pleaser and too worried about upsetting people. She'll only speak up if she's protecting someone else but she won't do it for herself. Meanwhile FL2 is clingy and dependent and expects her partner to make up for her lack of self-esteem.

You need to watch the first two episodes to understand where the drama is going, the first episode is a bit misleading

oh too bad they didn't cast someone who has a more realistic body weight but in Korea it's almost impossible to find an actress who would be willing to put on weight for a role

I really like it! Seo In Guk looks like a snack and I like that he's attracted to the FL because she's smart and passionate about product design. It's not the usual love at first sight just because the FL is pretty. They do spend a lot of time on office politics which some people dislike and other people have been weirdly critical of the FL's looks which is crazy to me.

Your comment made me realize I can't remember the last time I saw a workplace story where the ML wasn't a CEO. It's refreshing that he's smart and competent but not rich and not superhuman.

I'm the same way, I don't rate dramas I don't complete. I think it's unfair.

"Contrato de amor eterno com o Seo In Guk renovado" made me laugh so hard because I feel the same way! I love him and I'm always happy when he's in a drama I enjoy (because unfortunately he's done a lot of dramas where he's good in it but the rest of the drama is bad)

You are absolutely right and I shouldn't say things that make it seem like I think disliking this drama is a personal failing. I'm going to edit my comment.

I haven't seen any here so I must have already blocked people.

I can understand why a lot of people don't like this drama because the focus isn't the romance yet, it's about two people with a shared passion for engineering who are struggling to keep their passion alive inside this soulless corporation.

So far it's a little awkward because they're shoveling in romantic tropes but they don't fit very well with the workplace side of the story.

I adore Seo In Guk but he's made a lot of dramas I'm not interested in so I'm excited that this one is working for me. Love his styling and that they let him keep his lovely tan complexion instead of bleaching him in post production.

So far Park Ji Hyun is better in the work scenes than the romantic scenes but I can see the spark between her and SIG. The convenience store scene was super cute.

EDIT: I think this drama is likely going to be appreciated by people who've worked in a big corporation and can relate to what the leads are going through. I do wish they would tone down the tropey stuff because it's not necessary, the chemistry between the leads comes through when they are working together.

My God she's so thin, who the hell is trolling her for her weight? This is why actors get crazy plastic surgery and eating disorders.

The focus of the show so far is on work burnout and how people start out with big dreams that get stomped into the dirt by soulless corporations. The couple is bonding over their shared love of engineering which is not your standard kdrama trope, but I actually love it. The drama isn't perfect, parts of the first two episodes dragged but I like the chemistry between the leads and how the eventual romance is being set up.

Actually one of his comic roles is very famous: Shopping King Louis. It's just that he made that drama almost 10 years ago.

Because she's violating corporate protocol. It's considered transgressive to move to another team if your boss doesn't want you to do it. That's how corporations operate. You have the rules that are written down and then the rules that are unspoken.

Dude, you straight up copied my comment from Reddit. Why would you do that?

https://www.reddit.com/r/kdramas/comments/1ub5yxd/comment/osv0qz8/

I'm nodding my head thinking yes, agree with all of this and then realized who wrote it 😅 of course I agree with you