This was a big surprise for me. I don't remember the reasons, but I do remember that whenever I've encountered this drama I didn't want to give it a try. But due to the fact that a lot of dramas that I want to watch aren't over yet, I finally decided to watch "Lost Romance" while waiting and oh boy. That was a good decision.


This drama has references to multiple kdramas (if you are a fan then you will appreciate those easter eggs), and to me the story is a mix of two dramas I've watched: the kdrama "W: Two Worlds" and the cdrama "The Romance Of Tiger And Rose". If you have watched and liked those dramas, you will enjoy "Lost Romance" for sure.
I've seen people mentioning other dramas too, but in my opinion they are nowhere close in comparison with the dramas I've mentioned above.
Long review ahead, but I always feel that MDL's plot summaries lack a lot and sometimes fail to catch people's attention although maybe the drama is really interesting. It happened to me multiple times.


STORY (extended explanation of the plot with no spoilers):

As I've mentioned, the story is like a mix of "W: Two Worlds" and "The Romance Of Tiger And Rose". It obviously has its own details and that's the reason why despite the similarities, "Lost Romance" is good and unique in its own.

The FL works in an editorial that publishes romance novels and she is a sucker for CEO stories. This obsession causes that alongside with her bff, during their breaks and with the help of a drone the girls spy on a handsome CEO (the ML) that works nearby. But one day the FL witnesses how the ML is pushed from the rooftop of a skyscraper and, scared about reporting it to the police with no evidence, she decides to remain silent. However a couple days after the incident she gets a high fever and ends up unconscious. From that moment, the FL is transported to the fictional world of the romance novel that she was working on.
The ML of the novel is an overbearing CEO who, for her surprise, looks like the ML from the real world. But she soon finds out that her character in the novel is not the female lead, but a secondary character with no happy ending. She decides to change her fate and become the female lead to be able to finally experience a romance with an overbearing CEO, and not just any CEO but one that looks exactly like the man she has been admiring for a long time. The problem comes when she ends up confusing both men and doubting who is the one she really likes.
Meanwhile in the real world the FL is unconscious and the doctors don't know the reason of why she doesn't wake up. The ML is unconscious as well, although his reason is quite obvious since he was pushed from a skyscraper. And as a cliche that happens in every drama involving a CEO (or a historical drama with a prince that is the equivalent of a modern world CEO), the family of the ML fights for the power with tricky ways and really evil ways in the case of this drama.

You hate some characters initially, then the hate downgrades little by little (it doesn't disappear though), and some characters that you liked at first end up being a disappointment. Some things were quite obvious but there were a couple plot twists too. I've laughed out loud a few times which is always a plus to me. It has a nice level of comedy and enjoyable support characters. The FL isn't the typical pushover but a woman that stands up for herself, and about the ML... I have to choose the one from the fictional world, but maybe that's because almost all the episodes are in the novel world and not the real world.
Beware of the SL syndrome. It hardly happens to me, but I have been really close on this one. He is a sweetheart that deserves a happy ending.
There are 2 SFL, one in the real world and another in the ficitional world. The one in the real world has no romantic interest on the ML, basically because she is his half-sister. The one in the fictional world is, indeed, the female lead of the novel world and the one that has all your typical cliches (super kind, innocent, bullied at work, accidental falls, getting the attention of the boss, etc).

PS: If you are interested on whether it has PDA or not, I have to give them a 9 out of 10. Yes, you have the typical fish kisses but that sex scene... omg! It was quite obvious that this is a taiwanese drama and not a chinese one. Taiwan produces BL dramas and therefore censorship isn't a big deal in there, not like in China. So they don't mind showing skinship as a normal grown up couple would do.


ACTING/CAST
Good chemistry, really good chemistry. Marcus Chang and Vivian Sung did a great job portraying their characters. Simon Lian as the SML did a good job too, a part of you really ends up rooting for him even if the ending is quite obvious. Overall the whole cast was good, nothing bad to note. Maybe on some of the support characters but since they are not key characters for the plot, it's not a big deal.


MUSIC
I am a person who focuses mainly on the visuals and the dialogue, so I don't pay attention to the music unless a song really catches my attention. That's hard to accomplish and in this drama none of the songs were able to do it.


REWATCH VALUE
Oh yes. Yes, yes, yes. Not immediately but if I find myself again with nothing to watch while waiting for ongoing dramas, I think I will rewatch "Lost Romance". It's true that the main reason for not giving it a 10 is that towards the end there were some plot holes and confusing moments (and I would have liked to see more of the leads together in the real world), but it's not annoying so you end up with good sensations.