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Identical twins switch lives. One twin is unemployed and lives in the countryside with her mother while caring for their grandmother in the hospital. The other twin is facing work-related allegations. They decide to switch lives to relieve each other of their ongoing issues.

This show has virtually no flaws. The writing is clean and well-paced, and the characters are solidly developed. The acting is outstanding from everyone, particularly from the characters you least expect it from (i.e., the mothers). The younger high school versions of the main twins and the male lead did an excellent job of selling me the main romance and how it started. No forced and unnecessary cringy love triangles. While the drama is heavy at times there's always closure. When the credits rolled, I felt completely satisfied.

I just want to say that the ML actor made a complete turnaround from his previous work The Witch. It's remarkable what good writing does because in The Witch he was awful.

Listen to me. Have you seen Lighter and Princess? No? Watch that first. You've seen L&P already? Then be prepared for a downgrade when watching this. These two shows are quite comparable. The setups are the same (a college romance in the beginning) and the basic structures are similar. Both include a breakup at the midpoint with a timeskip (not a spoiler), with a significant business focus sprinkled in between while ML desperately attempts to salvage whatever love they have for each other. It's difficult not to compare them.

The first 14 episodes or so are fairly standard. Nothing to write home about. A college romance. He's a sneaker designer starting his own business, while she's a struggling college student entering the world of business finance to support her mother. Slowly but surely, a romance develops, only for the show to break them up in the latter half of the story. Sound familiar? I told you it's similar to Lighter and Princess. This is where the writing truly begins to test your patience.

I wouldn't call it toxic per se but the "will they, won't they" shtick was really annoying. The pushing each other away in order to protect the other person had my eyes rolling numerous times. ML is particularly guilty of this, and his decisions led to significant consequences.

There is a second couple, but many would find a professor-student relationship pairing weird, but I didn't think much of it. Their storyline was not particularly interesting by the end anyway.

For me the best thing about this show was the opening duet performed by Arthur Chen and Sabrina Zhuang. Really good.

Seo Dong Ju (ML) is the standout character in this drama. Have you seen the pictures of him? Just look at the impeccable hair on this man's head, with each strand perfectly styled for every scene. You watch this show solely for him alone in his pursuit for revenge, while opposing forces attempt to uncover the secret code to a 2 trillion won political slush fund stored in his head.

Yeom Jang Seon, primary old man antagonist to our main lead, does a remarkable job of making you hate him every episode. What's worse is his hair is crazy too!

Female lead? Fuhgeddaboudit. This show's major flaw is the minimal role that Yeo Eun Nam plays in the overall narrative. The promotional images led me to disappointment. The initial episodes are the strongest because both the ML and FL are in it together, but as the drama progresses, FL just ... drops out of the picture.

The final quarter of the show features some messy writing. Things are wrapping up but the drama appears to set up for a potential second season, which may or may not happen. This leads to some unusual and unexpected character shifts in hope of securing another season.