At first it's fun but over time not so much

This review has spoilers!

This drama doesn't quite follow the most common structure of romance k-dramas, where you usually have some kind of overall plot and even though it's an important part of the show, the romance happens a little bit in the background. I found it interesting how the creators of this show decided to focus almost solely on the relationship of Yoon Jin Ah and Seo Joon Hee. The drama that surrounds them feels like it's there just to add a little bit of suspense, but the show focuses mainly on how their relationship developed, grows, and, well, crashes down. I really enjoyed this aspect, it was cute, made me laugh, made me cry a bit, all good.

Unfortunately, over time:
1. it gets repetitive
2. the soundtrack gets annoying pretty fast
3. the ending felt rushed and borderline lazy.

What I could forgive the easiest is the repetitiveness. I think it could have been edited down a little, the show's editors could have made the pacing a bit better and I don't think it's necessary to have so many flashbacks, where previous scenes are replayed. It would make the episodes shorter which I wouldn't mind at all since they are usually around 1hr and 20 minutes long.

The soundtrack... Listen, I really can't tell if it's because they are songs I already knew and in a language that I understand that it gets annoying or if it's because they are reused So Often throughout even just one episode, that I'm not sure if I can ever listen to these songs again. The songs themselves are good, but the show relies on them a bit too much for my taste.

The worst part about this is the rushed ending. A sudden time jump, which I am already not a fan of, but here it felt like the show was canceled and the writers had to come up with an ending on the spot. It made me really sad and kind of annoyed because even though it technically has a good ending, it's very anticlimactic.

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