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As someone who loves rom-com K-dramas, I'm probably the target audience for this. Whenever I'm craving romance, K-dramas are always my go-to. So repetitive tropes like modern monarchies, contract marriages, and (not-so) enemies-to-lovers don't bother me at all—in fact, I enjoy them when they're executed well. That's why Perfect Crown had been on my watchlist long before it premiered. The cast alone had me sold. IU and Byeon Woo-seok, together they just looked expensive. I expected them to deliver something memorable. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into it.

The biggest issue for me was IU's character. Instead of being a charming female lead, she came across as simply unlikeable. I kept waiting for the moment I'd understand or root for her, but it never really happened.

Even more disappointing was the chemistry—or rather, the lack of it. For a romance, chemistry is everything, and I just didn't feel it between IU and Byeon Woo-seok's characters. Individually, they're both charismatic actors, but together, something just didn't click. Ironically, the premise wasn't the problem. I love this kind of story. The actors weren't the problem either. On paper, Perfect Crown had everything I usually look for in a rom-com. It just never came together in a way that made me want to keep watching.