STORY & ACTING: I came across this drama by chance I was drawn to the cover picture and the synopsis. Initially I was a bit off put by the lead actress as I had only seen her in a film before (Poongsan Dog) and had disliked her character in that. So I was fully prepared to loathe her again & drop the drama after a couple of episodes. I must say I was pleasantly surprised, admittedly she was quite a bit younger when this drama was filmed, however she played her role of an innocent optimistic teacher quite well. I do agree with the other reviewer & felt that she was quite stilted when it came to the emotional scenes, she lacked conviction. She did not emote well & I did not believe that she was genuinely in love with anyone. The male lead I had never heard of before, considering he was an idol & didn’t have much acting experience he did a wonderful job. The story itself is angsty and a little too drawn out. The initial meeting when Kang Wook is a student meets and falls in love with his new teacher Joo Wol all that happens within the first four episodes I wish they had spent longer on developing this part of the story. Then the tragic event happens and Kang Wook ends up in prison, by ep 6 he is out and the story resumes from where they all are in their lives at that point, 5 years later. Lee sun Gyun played his role as Prosecutor & second male lead well. I didn’t like the characters of Kang Woo’s two classmates who are obsessively in love with people who don’t return their feelings a familiar theme in Kdramas. MUSIC: I loved the theme song it fit perfectly with the mood of this drama. There is a sad ballad played in the later episodes which I also liked. There is also a lullaby which Kang Wook sings in a an angry heart rending way when he is in prison (its in episode 5) I found this scene so moving and poignant. Overall I think this is an underrated drama and I would recommend it to fans of angst-ridden, romantic melodramas. But it is drawn out & felt like there wasn’t “enough meat on the bones.” It could have been so much better if they had more story/dialogue to pad out the 16 episodes or alternatively if it had fewer episodes. Its still well worth a watch though. A couple of my favourite moments were right at the end of the last episode they show their very first meeting captured in the photograph, linking back to the early episodes of the drama, so sweet. I also loved the way the episodes ended with the red string showing how their fates are intertwined.