It's been a few months since I enjoyed a drama as much as this one.

The main couple is the main reason for that. They had such good chemistry and were so sweet. I'm a sucker for the "enemies to lovers" trope, which was executed so very smoothly. I also really liked the relationship between the producers for the variety show. Joon's manager, wardrobe lady and Geoun Young's parents were very likable characters, too. The parents had a few hilarious scenes, and it was cute how Ji Hyang was their first shipper.

On the negative side, the second couple was so very toxic.[spoiler] Which was only made worse by the fact that they were two sides of the show's love triangle. It, perhaps, would have been better if JJ died. He was such a mean, manipulative and emotionally abusive character, and I don't think he deserved the weak attempt at a redemption arc they gave him. He was nowhere near damaged enough to justify him being that absolutely awful to other people. In Hyung was not much better. So pitiful for no apparent reason. She made her choices, picked her path and then refused to take responsibility for her own life. I don't really like "woe is me" characters who don't do anything to change their circumstances.[/spoiler]

But, all in all, this show was extremely bingeable and so much fun! Would recommend.

I binged it so fast. But I have a lot of things to say. Let's start with the negatives.

So many things were changed from the original webtoon. I loved the webtoon. Eventhough i like the show as well I do wish the kept the story. The main premise is the Dam and it starts the same, but the further it went the less it resembled the webtoon.
They took a very different approach to JJ's story and I don't know how I feel about it. [spoiler] While in the webtoon he did worse things and definitely didn't deserve a redemption, here he was just angry and didn't really do anything THAT awful. With the story they created for him in the show I did understand where he was coming from and why everybody forgave him. I'm not sure if I like that kind of ending for him or not. [/spoiler]
Another thing, I think the storyline about Who-Joon's father was unnecessary. Maybe they were trying to make the series longer, idk. I don't think it added anything to the overall story.
This may be only me, but [spoiler] I really loved when in the webtoon Joon came to Geunyoung crying. I think it was a very important moment of their relationship. I was sad that they decided to not put that scene in. I was waiting for it. [/spoiler]
Also, I don't know if they picked the right actor for Joon. At first I really felt like he didn't look like a global star. Later on I got used to it but I still don't think he looks like a superstar.
[spoiler] I also feel like Joon's real identity wasn't a bit deal to Geunyoung. Sure wasn't mad at him for lying, she wasn't surprised that he's not who he said he is. I wanted to hear Geynyoung call him by his real Korean name, but they just said that his rap name is Benny, which, yeah that's his English name but he also had a Korean name, which is Who-Joon. I also wanted to hear what she calls him. Because he calls her Geunyoung-ah which suggests that they are close, but when they talk they use formal speech. I wanted to know if she calls him Who-Joon shi or oppa, but she didn't call him anything she didn't address him in the last couple of episodes. That really confused me. [/spoiler]


Now for the good things.

Despite all the negative things I just said, I did like this show. I think the cast did I great job. I really like the actress that played Geunyoung. She did a great job, she had great facial expressions. I also like Kim Mingue. I've seen him in another dramabefore this And I think he's really good. What really surprised me is Hwang Chansung. I saw another drama that he's in and I really didn't like his character. After that whenever I saw him online I always thought of that character, I thought he'd always have that image in my head. After i watched this I am amazed. He was AMAZING. I forgot the character he had played before. The are so totally different character, but he played both of them so well. Now i want to watch more of his work.
I also think the chemistry between the main cast was amazing. It felt natural and real. I also think the way the main couple supported eachother was amazing. They fixing push or rush, they tried to unstated eachother. I really enjoyed that.


Overall i enjoyed the show and i do suggest you watch it. Although you don't need to read the webtoon before watching because they are 2 different stories. Similar, but not the same.

Within less than 3 minutes going into the first episode we were presented with these goofy and silly sound effects for every motion and laughter. My expectations were nullified immediately which definitely helped to endure it. The interactions between the characters were painfully artificial and static, which made the dreadful cheesiness even worse than it already was. This is how it seems from the surface but the content is much more revolting and ugly. Highly not recommended!

This was a very light and fluffy show that was enjoyable to watch throughout the week but it was nothing new or too unique. But if you need something familiar and wanted to watch an enemies to lover trope than this is a good watch. It did have some issues though that took away from it being an 10 for me.

Guen-young's character was great. She had great male and female friendships. The male in the friend group had no romance wither either of the friends which I also really liked. They communicated well and were there for each other but also had clear boundaries, which was nice to see. Her relationship with her parents was also amazing. They seemed to actually like each other and the fact that her parents did not push her towards trying to get with Who Joon and instead punished him for treating their daughter so horribly was good to see. I think in a lot of the Kdramas and Cdramas you see the parents forgiving the guy way too easily as soon as they find out that the guy is rich and handsome. But these two actually stuck up for their daughter. The story could have been better had they included more interaction with the friends and parents. Also at times they portrayed her as dumb when she was technically a journalist. (The scene that comes to mind is when she drawing a triangle between JJ, In-hyung and Who Joon but can't come to the conclusion that they are in a love triangle or when she gets lost in Japan some of the things she does is beyond dumb)

In contrast, Who Joon's relationships were a bit more predatory. Most of the people around him were making money off of him or were people that had betrayed him in some form. And though he was raised by his mom she was never there. So I think this set up a good way for you to forgive him for anything he does that isn't great. But he genuinely was a nice person except when it came to Guen-young. Though he does become nicer to her over time he doesn't do enough to really redeem himself. This was one of the two main reasons that the rating went down for me. He made her suffer a lot and some of it was because of his fans but he never really tries to protect her and when she gets into situations that are partially his fault and production teams fault he doesn't help at all, though when they finally are in a relationship he gets better about it. But I feel if you portray him as a good guy he needs to be a good guy regardless of whether they are in a relationship or not.

The support cast was also amazing. Sung Hoon as the JJ's crazy older brother did his role perfectly. But I think Mi-Jung, Soo-hwan, and Ji-hyang did the most amazing job. Mi-jung was just a character in her own way and really would put things into perspective for Guen-young but also was way more perceptive than everyone around her. Though she had her own brand of crazy she bought the group normal and logical thinking. Soo-hwan was a great friend and would come in and help whenever needed. He also stood up for her a lot because they were in the same field. I think these two characters (Mi-jung and Soo-hwan) were under utilized on this show. Would have loved to see them more.
As for Ji-hyang, he was the best in everyway. Though he also made money off of Who Joon, he genuinely seemed to care about his well being and happiness. And the random clips we saw of him laughing at Who Joon and Guen-young were also amazing.

The worst thing about this show was the relationship between In-hyung and JJ and the ending they were given. I think the Webtoon did a better job of making In-hyung likable and JJ the villain. And giving them a redemption arc for the show would be ok but they were not likable in any sense of the word. Both of these two were manipulative and abusive towards each other and everyone around them. They constantly put their own dreams and goals in front of any relationship that they had with anyone. In-Hyung obsession with fame and JJ obsession with Who Joon just made them look mentally unhealthy. But to have these two end up together and everyone friends was not deserved. They did not do anything to redeem themselves or to make amends for the poor behavior. But this is why the show went down on the ratings so much. It just did not make sense to do this.

Again, it was a good show and I enjoyed watching it. I think the main couple had good chemistry with one another and the supporting cast was really good even if the second leads were super annoying.