I have love-(at some point)hate relationship with this drama

I have a few issues with this drama and yet I love it. I'm writing my review right after a rewatch, so it definitely isn't objective — treating this as a kind of love letter to the show.
First of all, the acting was amazing. It felt real with every single character and I enjoyed the performance of Kim Taeri so much, it might be my favorite aspect of the drama. Na Heedo and other characters were very well written for most of the time and I liked them all.
Second, the story was great. It didn't feel real all the time because they were pushing that "meant to meet" idea so hard, but it's fine, it's a TV show. And now I will say my very, very personal opinion — Heedo and Yijin as a couple didn't make sense. Why can't we have a male-female friendship? Do they always have to get together? I would give this show a 9 if it never happened. Yes, I did tear up during the altered break up scene but because it felt more as a summary of the whole show, not a break up. I think it's messed up they made a big deal of the "Yijin is a fencing reporter and Heedo is an fencer, what if he hurts her in the future because of this" but there was no problem with the fact she was still a teenager when they became a couple. They even admit she wasn't an adult yet in the last episode and that's just... I don't know. They made Heedo mad about his past relationships when she was like 17 and he 21. Why would she be mad if it wasn't because she was jealous? I don't get it. What I do know is that the romance was unnecessary.
Music was great and I'm not gonna lie, "Very, slowly" as the second version of the intro was the best thing in this drama after Kim Taeri's acting. I just love it so much! The rest of the OST was alright, sometimes the soundtrack bothered me a little bit, but that's nothing.
Overall, I love this drama. Yes, I hate the romance, but it didn't ruin the experience for me. This is a show about youth, passion, friendship, love (the love part wasn't that good though) and life and it was good! They did a great job. And, the fencing is the third best aspect of the drama. It was so entertaining, which I didn't expect. Also, it was visually stunning. I think I will rewatch it someday one more time.
Watch this drama! It's worth it:)

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