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And him to totally goofing it up.

My MDL is glitching.

LOL. That's one way of going about it.

Oh, yes!!!

The reason I brought it up was because a certain someone kept bringing up its recent KDrama adaptation. The Japanese original had a much older male lead. Didn't see that person mentioning it at all, LOL. Since, the commentator is all about acting prowess.

I don't get why they are getting offended by us enjoying this drama. If I wanted to watch something serious and life altering, I certainly wouldn't be cribbing here. There have been times I have been like WTF about a show's success. There is a very recent drama that comes to my mind. However, I haven't been going around bashing those who loved it. Also, whatever is wrong with being attractive. It's not I have to be besties with these two actors. SMH. 🤪

So, according to you, I ought to enjoy the performances of those you have mentioned more only to prove a point? Have any of them done a time travelling romcom? Please suggest if you have any on your mind... Are you aware that certain things can be understood and savoured during a certain period of one's life? Also, you should read my comment properly once more, especially the last section. Then you would understand my "logic" as you put it.

IKR?! It's so ridiculous that it's good. 😉

You don't watch JDramas, do you?

LOL.

Coming on strong, aren't we? You have sort of answered your own question on its popularity. Why does this story have this pull, despite similar plots already existing? Sometimes, a lot of other factors play into a drama's popularity such as the actors' personal charm that comes through onscreen, acting abilities, the ease with which the story is able to make you suspend your disbelief, set and costume design, the editing, the cinematography, the quality of dialogues themselves, the overall themes and messaging, etc. This drama has, until now, has gotten many of these factors right. This drama draws upon the simplicity of the late 1990s to early 2000s, during a period of time when a lot was changing, yet many things remained the same. Perhaps, you do not have the reference points that make it special to us. Having said that, not liking it despite belonging to that particular time is understandable as well. I have disliked shows that have been widely loved, and have loved shows that many dropped.

Good god! People know about Mills and Boon in this day and age. 😂 The trailer had made me roll my eyes so hard.

Master stroke!

I love the poster! Other photos kind of spoil the actual story. Sol has the ecstatic look of a fan girl, while, Sun Jae seems to have a sort of optimistic passive look on his face. The poster seems to suggest his thoughts could go either way, either towards annoyance or giddiness. Plus, it's a twist on the title, ironically it's Sun Jae who is half carrying Sol as she clings to his tall frame.

Attractive leads don't a good drama make. Some of my favourite actors are not considered good looking. ROFL. Not taking names, some of the worst acting that I have witnessed are by those who are still cruising on their looks alone and have legions of fans. Their acting was so bad that I wasn't able to go past a few episodes. One of my pet peeves is that often good scripts are given to those who have the pull yet their bad acting makes me lose interest in the story itself. It's not very common for the leads to be both beautiful and also really good at their job. For me, an actor must either improve from one job to the next, or be instinctively great.

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Ngl, not the biggest fan of such humour but I guess they had no better ideas to bring those two families together. And they had some how resolve the ongoing 'feud'. Thus, that scene was required.

Oh my goodness! It's you! I sometimes refer to your comments and those by a few others while assessing a drama for watching. Coming back to this drama, it has all the typical k-drama tropes but turned on their heads.

Make it 12 for me.

In all honesty, I had only read a few stray articles here and there about the main actors being good at their job. Also, when Lovely Runner was first written about on MDL, I admit I had rolled my eyes to high heaven. I never planned on watching it, tbh. Even though, I like travel through time. My main reason being I rarely like high school settings. There have been very few ones that have been done well. The only reason I checked out the first episode when it first came out to distract myself from real life circumstances, prepared for however annoying it might be. Till date, very few dramas have proved my instincts wrong (including the factor whether I would like them) . I can proudly say this is one of them.