The leads are fun and on the mature side - more mature-looking. However, they're not childish acting but the initial bickering is pretty fun. Yeo Mi Ran is not the typical damsel-in-distress type and definitely doesn't need saving of any kind. She’s perfectly capable of holding her own and then some. Mi Ran is kind and intelligent but not a doormat - she’s quite blunt. She doesn't like our ML, Nam Kang Ho, best actor of the year, because she thinks he's a chauvinistic jerk due to a couple of misunderstandings. Initially, to her chagrin, she becomes the attorney who handles his work affairs. But there’s a silver lining: Plan her revenge inside the beast now. Kang Ho, to his credit, is actually not a total jerk. He just has issues in relation to women. There is a mild love triangle with the return of Kang Ho’s ex, a fellow actress. Do Won Joon, Kang Ho’s bestie (and actual handler) is hilarious and there’s truly a brotherhood here. He’s also our master manipulator cupid of sorts. Making it an even foursome is Mi Ran’s bestie, Shin Na Eun who knows her best friend through and through. She is also unlucky in love though. They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover: Choi Soo Jin was a surprise for me, as I thought her character would be exactly one way, due to her looks and attitude. I ended up looking forward to her scenes - even amidst the histrionics.
Caveat: Disclosing here so if anyone finds either to be contrived, then you can move on. Both leads have a skewed view on the opposite sex due to past experiences… FL isn’t interested in romance because she’s never had it, and ML isn’t comfortable around women due to the two who influenced his life.
Overall, this is an easy binge with the ease of the female leads and the male leads’ respective friendships. Definitely a bickering start for the main duo but it doesn’t overtake the entire series. There is some character development for the leads, mostly for Mi Ran and Kang Ho. Plot? Is there one? It's about relationships. The annoying characters do exist, and karma is the cure.
Bottomline: Be yourself and the rest will fall into place eventually.
Yoo Teo is new to me but I’ll keep my eyes peeled for more from him. ;) The rating is a tiny bit higher because of him. Totally tipped in his favor. Tell me if I’m wrong… I am not budging though.
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