At the time of this review I've seen the second season. I can tell why those who wrote their reviews at the end of the first season were chomping the bit for the second.
This series starts off (in my opinion) a bit stumbly in the first episode. In truth I almost decided to not continue watching. Some of the characters were obnoxious, the lead character kinda goofy, and things were a bit of a mess. However that seemed a plot element to help the audience feel what the home owner was feeling: these oddball people suddenly invading his perfect life.
By the end of the second episode I was hooked, and remained so through the end of the series. Binge-watched it on Netflix in three days. This is everything a fan of this genre would expect it to be: humorous, heart-warming, tear-jerking, happy, sad, heart-breaking and wonderful all in one package.
I was pleased that (for the most part) the sound had good balance, and enough music variety to not drive the viewer crazy. Some rom-coms play the same song over and over and over until one is ready to strangle the director. This one mixes it up a bit. The English dub was pretty good, going for common-use meaning rather than direct line-for-line translation. This gave the series a very natural feel to native English-speakers.
I can't say I was totally comfortable with the casting, which is why I give this 9 stars rather than 10. I would swear that the same actor played two different parts in this; I don't know if that's common in Korean video or not. Casting aside... the directing was top-notch and the actors themselves did their best.
This is a top-notch romance story, even if a bit unsettling in parts. I really enjoyed the portrayal of the sibling-type relationship between the two lead characters; that was very well written, directed and acted... and really added to the theme. I would place this series on a "must watch" list of Asian rom-coms.
