This series really surprised me. I thought it would be a cutesy, light romance, but it flipped the script, and it took me a couple of episodes to acclimatize to the shift. It does follow several developing love stories, but there is also a mystery, murders, life lessons, and for me, a westerner, insights into some elements in the east, like the fierce academic pressure on young people, from both their families and their educations systems, that are the core plot engine of the series. The humour is endearing but seldom silly. The drama can be quite profound. The casting is amazing, especially the female cast. The male lead character was a little hard to warm up to but there was a good redemption arc. I give this series a high 8 (really fascinating) out of 10. [Dramedy, Mystery, Crime, Romance]