This drama has more to offer than just a modern Cinderella story, it tells a message about the different sides of humanity. Right off the bat, we have our logical, genius male lead Su Ho, who sees the world in binary, everything is just about “is” or “is not” to him, and there is no “could be”. Then we have our superstitious female lead Bo Nui, whose life is so unfortunate that she has to resort to supernatural beliefs to give herself hope for the future. She may be a typical poor and unfortunate female lead at first glance, but there is something important the story is trying to tell which requires the presence of this character, and this is evidential from the reason why the Su Ho eventually falls for her.

Su Ho’s belief in life is that you will be able to achieve anything as long as you work hard enough, and if you failed, it just means you haven’t tried hard enough. He then gets struck with reality when he is introduced into Bo Nui’s life, where mishaps could happen out of nowhere and solving them are beyond human ability. He is intrigued by this unknown, as well as by Bo Nui, and starts going great lengths that are out of his character to protect and understand this peculiar woman. He begins to act irrationally, which goes to show that love isn’t something that can be analyzed with his logic.

This may just be a cliché story about how “opposites attract”, but it has a touch of realism in it. Su Ho finds, in Bo Nui, something that he doesn’t have, is his missing puzzle piece. He gradually comes to know that the world does not only consist of 0 and 1, it also has a grey area in which people have to tell themselves “everything will be fine”, no matter how baseless that belief is, in order to survive. Bo Nui opens a new world to him, and that world makes him grow up and become a comprehensive human being.

I’m not saying that superstition is encouraged, and the extent of superstition that the female lead practices is definitely unhealthy (and probably put in there partly for the laughs), but it is understandable why some people who have no control over their unfortunate lives would want to seek help from a higher power, because they’ve already tried their best but to no avail, especially in the face of life and death. Maybe a little bit of hope and comfort is needed to go on.

Apart from the thought-provoking message, the romance is also on point. Su Ho is a super cute guy and has his soft spots. (Did I tell you he has an adorable smile too??) The couple look so good together, they are one of the cutest couples I’ve ever seen in K-Dramaland, which says a lot because I’ve been watching K-dramas for 10 years. They deserve every romcom lover to know about (and spazz about)! On top of the chemistry, there are also tons of squealing moments I did not expect to see, for example, the part where Su Ho starts crushing on Bo Nui and tries to win her over. It was too cute to watch.

The only downside of this drama is Bo Nui’s character is really too dumb to be true sometimes, and Hwang Jung Eum’s over-the-top acting does not help. This could really be a turn-off for people who dislike her characters. Though I would say, in comparison to her character in Kill Me, Heal Me, this one is more toned down (and screams less).

The rewatch value for me is 10/10. I would definitely rewatch at least the adorable parts, because I'm sad the drama ended.

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