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Perfect Hair, Imperfect Drama
The opening is actually interesting enough. Since the drama is built around the female lead trying to figure out what happened, you are solving the puzzle alongside her, and the first episode at least gives you that sense of curiosity.
Unfortunately, a few things really let the drama down: the writing, the lack of common sense in certain situations, and a romance that feels more forced than convincing.
The chemistry between the main couple just did not work for me.
Jung Hae-in is, as always, very good-looking and charismatic, and he brings the same quiet, reliable charm he has carried in many of his previous roles. The problem is that his character is supposed to be a mobster, yet he never really feels particularly different from the Jung Hae-in we have seen before. He is good in the role, but the character itself never becomes especially distinctive.
I had more trouble connecting with Ha Young’s character. She is obviously beautiful, but strangely, that became one of my biggest problems with the drama. Everything is too polished.
Her hair is perfectly blown out and styled in almost every single scene. Even when she is being tortured or going through something traumatic, she somehow looks completely put together. After a point, it starts feeling less like you are watching real people in difficult situations and more like you are watching an advertisement.
And that shiny, overly styled presentation creates distance. I never really forgot that I was watching actors in a drama.
The romance itself also becomes repetitive. There simply isn’t enough chemistry, tension, or emotional development to hold it together. Combine that with weak writing and, eventually, you just stop caring about what happens to the characters.
The comedy is fine. Some moments work, but quite a few feel like clearly designated "this is the comedy scene” moments rather than humour naturally coming from the characters or their banter.
Ironically, I found some of the supporting characters more interesting than the leads. Lee Jae-won as Ahn Ki-jun and Choi Yu-ju as Min Su-ji had a storyline with more personality, depth, and surprisingly good chemistry.
The drama does introduce potentially meaningful conflicts, but they are either dragged out or handled without enough conviction. The problems are supposed to feel big, but the writing does not always make you believe in their emotional weight.
And yes, I probably could have overlooked quite a lot of this and continued watching comfortably…
…but the female lead’s perfectly styled hair bothered me an unreasonable amount.😂
I know that sounds petty, but it represents my larger problem with the show: everything feels too shiny and manufactured.
The memory-loss setup is nothing new, the romance never becomes compelling enough to elevate it, and the writing is not strong enough to compensate.
That said, I can see some people enjoying it. If you want something fluffy, glossy, easy to watch, and you like the leads, you may have a perfectly good time.
But if you need strong chemistry, believable characters, or a romance with real emotional pull, I would probably skip it.
Unfortunately, a few things really let the drama down: the writing, the lack of common sense in certain situations, and a romance that feels more forced than convincing.
The chemistry between the main couple just did not work for me.
Jung Hae-in is, as always, very good-looking and charismatic, and he brings the same quiet, reliable charm he has carried in many of his previous roles. The problem is that his character is supposed to be a mobster, yet he never really feels particularly different from the Jung Hae-in we have seen before. He is good in the role, but the character itself never becomes especially distinctive.
I had more trouble connecting with Ha Young’s character. She is obviously beautiful, but strangely, that became one of my biggest problems with the drama. Everything is too polished.
Her hair is perfectly blown out and styled in almost every single scene. Even when she is being tortured or going through something traumatic, she somehow looks completely put together. After a point, it starts feeling less like you are watching real people in difficult situations and more like you are watching an advertisement.
And that shiny, overly styled presentation creates distance. I never really forgot that I was watching actors in a drama.
The romance itself also becomes repetitive. There simply isn’t enough chemistry, tension, or emotional development to hold it together. Combine that with weak writing and, eventually, you just stop caring about what happens to the characters.
The comedy is fine. Some moments work, but quite a few feel like clearly designated "this is the comedy scene” moments rather than humour naturally coming from the characters or their banter.
Ironically, I found some of the supporting characters more interesting than the leads. Lee Jae-won as Ahn Ki-jun and Choi Yu-ju as Min Su-ji had a storyline with more personality, depth, and surprisingly good chemistry.
The drama does introduce potentially meaningful conflicts, but they are either dragged out or handled without enough conviction. The problems are supposed to feel big, but the writing does not always make you believe in their emotional weight.
And yes, I probably could have overlooked quite a lot of this and continued watching comfortably…
…but the female lead’s perfectly styled hair bothered me an unreasonable amount.😂
I know that sounds petty, but it represents my larger problem with the show: everything feels too shiny and manufactured.
The memory-loss setup is nothing new, the romance never becomes compelling enough to elevate it, and the writing is not strong enough to compensate.
That said, I can see some people enjoying it. If you want something fluffy, glossy, easy to watch, and you like the leads, you may have a perfectly good time.
But if you need strong chemistry, believable characters, or a romance with real emotional pull, I would probably skip it.
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