The young actors Jeon So Nee and Park Jin Young are spot on in this slow burn of a melodrama. They are spunky and passionate and are given so much screen time, which keeps the show afloat. They are a joy to watch with their energy and spark. They tell a lot of the story through rich flashbacks.

However, the drama is brought down by the adult actors in the present day. Instead of continuing the story and growing together once again, they spend a lot of time moping and looking forlorn which makes it boring and monotone. They don't show enough of a range of emotion in the present, even when things get really difficult. It's as if the melodramatic parts were unnecessarily toned down.

Despite the contrast between the way the past is painted and present is portrayed, the blanket of nostalgia ties everything together tightly. I'm a bit surprised at how enjoyable this was, even with some repetitive plot items in the present, and that spark that the adult leads just didn't have.