Just Between Lovers

Main Characters Moon Soo (left) and Gang Doo

Short summary of the series: Moon Soo and Gang Doo both experienced trauma from a Mall that crashed down onto them. Without knowing that they had the same experiences, they meet by chance and fall in love - both facing losses of their loved ones in the accident.

I'm not doing any sort of review that explains the whole premise and plot etc, I'm just voicing my opinions. For this, I might as well add that there might be spoilers.

This series was joyous in its best. K-dramas are know for their dramatic flair, however I thoroughly enjoyed it and binged every episode. It really has a wonderful charm of its own.

Ever had second-lead syndrome? It's when the second male lead is usually the person you root for. This was not the case, surprisingly. They displayed so much bonding and charm onto the main characters, you'd just wait until something happened between the two. It didn't even occur to me that the series was slow paced as they kept you anticipating for the next episode.

In all honesty I stopped watching by episode 13 (total of 16 episodes), because for me I felt quite satisfied and didn't want to move any further in the story. I knew they'd probably tie up all the loose ends in the last three episodes anyway and I enjoyed it enough.

The story seems cliche, a girl falling for a scruffy and slovenly Gang Doo even when a rich, kind guy is into her. But what makes it unique is the bond between her and Gang Doo. It's heartwarming and refreshing and they wont give you what you'd expect.

One bad thing would be the constant flashbacks to the accident. You'd be reminded every episode about it and it made me feel like they were taking up screen time.

All in all, 8/10. It's extremely fluffy and cute and easy to binge.

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