pokatuki

The only reason I'm giving it a 8/10 is because of the last two eps. Otherwise the whole drama was really well made and detail-oriented. The story was great, the acting and directing was superb, and no dragging.

Also no cringes, at least not with the main two cps. You'll still see budget constraint specially in the last two episodes which were rushed and some cringes with the sidekicks and obvious plots with the holes, but only in the last two episodes. And you won't actually disappoint with the ending, you'll just feel the rushing and a few witless rescue scenes, obvious deaths, silly fights and well, a bit dragging and obviousness. But The other 47 episodes were really really great.

This series is different from other dramas I've seen and it is particularly great.

The main focus wasn't romance. They touched it very gently and realistically in a classical novel way. I like it. It felt real and heart-warming.

The main focus was hanging on to your dream, fighting your insecurities, finding yourself and the hardship that lies within. Also the harsh side of entertainment industry. It was an emotional roller-coaster. I cried a lot. I especially want to praise actor Jo Bok Rae. He is a true scene-stealer. Hats off.

There was a lots of fun too. All those bromance, not only between the band members but also with Ji Sung, everything was very entertaining. It was really a stand out drama for those who are not interested in rom-com full of puppy romances.

But Ji Sung's love for Hyeri, his agony, struggles, his backing off, his shutting himself off, getting wet in heavy rain, everything really made my heart ached a lot. He even portrayed very realistically how all these agony making him tired. But they didn't drag it too much. They just lightly touched them with mainly with Ji Sung's expression. Which is even better. And it's a happy ending.

The more I tried to watch this drama, the more I felt, why am I watching this? At some point I didn't even want to know the end any more and drop the show. It wasn't anything new, the story doesn't even make sense nor makes you want to ship the main couple. Not even a good family drama with a warm message! It was a waste. But it still rated high, and the thought cross my mind, there always some new fashion trend that neither make you pretty nor attractive and that not even comfortable but still can make some craze for a while. That's must be it, it rated high in a hype! like if you really really have nothing better to do...