Just finished watching the K-Drama Dear. M on the app Rakuten Viki, which stars Jae Hyun of the amazing K-Pop group, NCT 127 is his debut as the male lead.

Absolutely loved it!

A character driven, light-hearted, but mature and grounded coming-of-age romance drama with comical elements that follows a group of roughly nine students on a college campus and explores various issues: one-sided attraction/love, two-timing, jealousy, the highs and lows of relationships, and living up to parents' expectations and one's potential.

On a lean 12 episode format, the story focuses solely on these students and their experiences with each other on the college campus. Similar to K-Dramas like Hospital Playlist and Our Beloved Summer, the pacing of this show is very relaxed. Each scene feels longer than the average K-Drama and we the audience are almost like a "fly on the wall", eavesdropping on these dialogue-heavy scenes, one after another peeling away more layers of these characters and their desires and emotions. For as dialogue heavy as the show is, there are so many subtle, non-verbal moments, where there is no dialogue but the tension between the characters are conveyed with facial expressions and gestures.

The writing and acting is solid across the board, with solid leading performances from Park Hye Soo and Jae Hyun of NCT 127.

Whether your a fan of NCT 127 or K-Dramas in general, I think you will love this show as it is so well done and features a very satisfying ending.

Highest recommendations!