I was really excited for Kim Go Eun’s, I loved her in The Goblin and I loved her in The King: Eternal Monarch. She’s one of my favorite actresses and she is the only reason why I watched Yumi Cells. I also love Ahn Bo Hyun in My Name and Military Prosecutor Doberman. I felt like this drama was stacked in the casting department and with all of that said.

I was confused on the mixed reviews. In my opinion, any drama that has this many mixed reviews is a clear red flag and even though I don’t like to read anything about a drama I am about to watch, I did my research and started to dig.

I KNEW everything coming into this drama. I knew there was a season 2 and in talks of season 3. I knew that the rating wasn’t favorable for a reason and I KNEW what that reason was. BUT I love my actress so much, I decided it was STILL worth watching.

I have to admit, I’m a major Rom-Com fan. I love cutesy moments, cheesy storylines and of course my happily ever after romance. Every once in a while, I will appreciate something different. I get it, there is an art form to drama at times.

The Pros:

1.) The animation is something you love or you hate it. I think I was annoyed at first, but after a little bit, the little cells started to be funny and cute. I started to love and have my favorite cell, like naughty cell and shopping cell.

2.) The acting and casting was perfect. Kim Go Eun is such a seasoned actress and you can completely see every emotion she goes through, from happiness, embarrassment and sadness. I’m happy Ahn Bo Hyun was casted as the ML because it’s such a different role from the other dramas I watched, I really liked seeing him in a nerdy light.

3.) 14 episodes was pretty good length, it could have been edited down to 10, but I take 14 over 16. There was a good mixture of happy moments and frustrating angsty moments. Although more filler scenes, but that is the slice of life kind of storyline.


The Cons:

1.) I didn’t like the pacing of the show. Some reviewers will love watching the ups and downs of a relationship, but I felt like I would have enjoyed it more, had I watched the couple go up and then eventually go down. BUT to see them be happy, fight and then makeup, several times. It felt like I was watching a lovers to haters C drama romance. I was very annoyed.
2.) The HAIR! I get it, they wanted a portrayal of a realistic couple and so they took two beautiful models and FRUMP them up so much to the point, I was just shaking my head. WHY?! I’m happy the FL wore a decent wardrobe, but the HAIR people!


3.) You don’t know where the drama was going to go and I felt like it was misleading, but in the end I kind of understand the direction to where the drama wanted to take you.


Not all relationships are perfect and that is okay, I, however, am not sure I want to watch that in a drama. I watch dramas to watch pretty people have these fantastic stories with struggles and an eventually a triumph in the end. I want to finish watching a drama with a smile on my face and happy endorphins so I can proceed with my not -so perfect life.

In essence, I watch dramas to escape from reality, not to watch reality. But that is how I feel and I’m so glad there is a season 2. I which hope will give me the happy endorphins I so desperately wanted.