This was such a feel-good and happy drama! It was cute and stress-free, and super fun but I haven’t come to love it as intensely as I do others.
Things that were too adorable to handle:
- Jung Joon-hyung
- Jung Nan-hee
- Jo Tae-Kwon
- Joon-hyung and Bok-joo’s first kiss
- This:
She’s the main character, but I wasn’t too impressed with Bok-joo. She’s exactly like all other female characters in kdramas. The only thing that distinguishes her is her weightlifting and strength. I like the actress but Bok-joo was kinda boring. She was too loud sometimes, her running, despite being an athelete was horrendous (I’m glad Joon-hyung brought that up one time), her attraction to Jae-yi was almost silly in its sudden intensity, and well, like I said, I can’t pick one thing about her that I thought was genuinely impressive.
Oh, wait. She had nice clothes. Sometimes.
The Families:
- Bok-joo‘s father was as loud as her. I liked him a lot at first but his rough-exterior-soft-interior trait just started rubbing me the wrong way later on.
- I found it funny that the actors who played her father and uncle actually looked alike.
- I took a liking to her samchon instantly. And I hated that things didn’t work out between him and Coach Choi. The pair had potential and they looked good together dammit.
- Joon-hyung‘s family was as adorable as he was. He had a wonderful support system.
The BFFs:
- Okay, but HOW CUTE are the best friends in this drama? I liked Seon-ok but she wasn’t that cute, Nan-hee was. I LOVE THIS POTATO. She had a super-adorable accent in Cinderella and the Four Knights. It was turned down a notch here but I still couldn’t stop awwing over her every single move!
- Then there was Tae-kwon. Joon-hyung was a treasure and got along with every one but his chemistry and friendship with Tae-kwon was especially good. His goofing around, annoying Joon-hyung and saranghaes had me in stitches.
Other Observations:
- I liked the Si-ho had a track of her own and that all of it did not involve getting Joon-hyung back. She had her own problems to deal with, struggles to face, obstacles to overcome. It was nice seeing what the life of an athelete is like from her character’s perspective.
- However, I think that while her part was fleshed out, the writers dropped it midway. It was very sudden, the way her arc ended. All her practice lead to, what? Becoming a coach? And she must have started dating that swimmer dude but that too was never shown. I was disappointed by that.
- Why are Korean girls shown to be such ravenous eaters? All they want to do is eat, when they do get to eat, they don’t slow down. They’re practically stuffing their faces and it gets really uncomfortable sometimes. It’s almost in every show. The guy is astounded by how much the girl eats, the guy buys her food, the girl stuffs her face and it’s all very cute. And repetitive.
- Having said that, it was super entertaining to watch them eat. I know, I’m a hypocrite.
- I wish they had given Seon-ok and Taek-won more time than a single episode to become closer. It would have been so much fun.
Jung Joon-hyung:
Saving the best for last. I believe this guy was the life of the drama? Like, all the happiness and cuteness and innocence in the show came from this one person. How could he be SO ADORABLE? Helpful, kind, respectful, playful, softy, big-hearted, Joon-hyung was all that and more.
His arc was the most interesting and well-created. How he overcame his trauma and slowly, through each episode, took a step towards being better. I liked the progression very much.
I also simply love the way he teased Bok-joo. He radiated positivity and was cute 100% of the time. The guy was a treasure and Bok-joo was lucky to have him.
And can I just say, their first kiss? HOW EFFING ADORABLE WAS THAT? Honestly, after everything, all his silent and un-silent support of Bok-joo, all his teasing and jokes and cute antics, this was exactly the kind of first kiss they could have had. I’m positively certain I melted into goo.
My Rating: 7.5/10 (5 points for Joon-hyung alone)
This KDrama Review is by Sara
