The plot of this drama seemed like it was something I wouldn't be interested in. I am not a K pop fan, watching another K pop romance drama was going to make me nauseous.

However, I was pleasantly surprised when I gave this drama a chance. Firstly, there sre two main story archs tied together by the former and present life of the ML.

In the present, the ML is terribly rude to a member of the press, who becomes our FL. As a result, the FL is fired from her job and subsequently writes an anti-fan exposè about the K pop star ML, which makes her a target of all his K pop stans.

In the past, the ML was connected with the SML and SFL as they were in the K pop idol program with him, but he became a star and they didn't.

Slowly, the real truth about the ML is exposed, not just what the victims of circumstances around him believe to be the truth.

The FL is a great character, although it would have been fine if she wasn't made out to be as quirky or poor as she was as a ploy by the writers to make her "relatable". I hate this kind of manipulative writing.

The ML was almost too perfect. I mean, he's written as this flawless, perfect individual, which is in keeping with his K pop idol persona. Not that I needed him to be quirky just to have him be relatable. Of course when he exhibited an acceptance of the FL rural background, it was a ploy by the writers to prove that he wasn't a rich snob, which is the ultimate favourite trope for writers of drama. 🙄 OK, he accepts poor people, so he is relatable and likeable now. Great.🙄

I found myself cheering on the SML because of how flawed and bitter he was, because at least he was interesting, though behaving like a perpetual victim is also annoying.

The SFL is a human doormat character who has no mind of her own and is a perpetual victim. I skipped most scenes she was in, as they kept doing flashback scenes with her, and I couldn't care less about her.

Anyway, I do recommed this drama as a character-led drama that started of as a situational drama but flipped successfully along the way. The FL isn't a human doormat like most K drama FLs. She is opinionated and decisive. That alone was enough of a draw for me.